FOIA-RECURRENT REQUESTERS

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Reduces the number of record requests that must be made for a person to be considered a recurrent requester under the Act. Provides that public bodies must respond to requests from recurrent requesters with 30 (rather than 21) days after receipt of a request. Specifies that notice that requests are being treated as recurrent requests must be provided only once every 30 days. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for persons designated as recurrent requesters to knowingly obtain a public record without disclosing their status as recurrent requesters.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 5, 2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2. Feb 6, 2025HouseFirst Reading
3. Feb 6, 2025CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
4. Mar 4, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
5. Mar 4, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee · House Executive
6. Mar 21, 2025CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
7. Jan 8, 2026HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
8. Jan 8, 2026HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Martha Deuter

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Martha DeuterD Primary sponsor · District 45